Tuscaloosa, Texas mayors put ribs, rights on the line in football wager

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Published: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:55 p.m.

Barbecue ribs and bragging rights will be on the line Saturday during the Alabama-Texas A&M football game, according to a news release from the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission.

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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission, Bryan Mayor Jason Bienski, College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau have agreed to the wager.

The winning team will provide a slab of ribs from a local barbecue restaurant, along with school T-shirts, to the losing team’s city officials. The losing team will be photographed eating the ribs while wearing the opposing team’s school colors. The losing convention and visitors bureau staff will also take a picture wearing the other school’s shirt at a tourist hot-spot within their city.

The wager will be completed before the end of the year. The public is encouraged to stay up to date on the wager by following the cities and tourism bureaus on social media.

<p>Barbecue ribs and bragging rights will be on the line Saturday during the Alabama-Texas A&M football game, according to a news release from the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission.</p><p>Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox, the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission, Bryan Mayor Jason Bienski, College Station Mayor Nancy Berry and the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau have agreed to the wager.</p><p>The winning team will provide a slab of ribs from a local barbecue restaurant, along with school T-shirts, to the losing team's city officials. The losing team will be photographed eating the ribs while wearing the opposing team's school colors. The losing convention and visitors bureau staff will also take a picture wearing the other school's shirt at a tourist hot-spot within their city.</p><p>The wager will be completed before the end of the year. The public is encouraged to stay up to date on the wager by following the cities and tourism bureaus on social media.</p>